A thirteen-minute film containing KCRA-TV footage and a short video that tells the story of The Delta King steamboat.
The Delta King is a 285-foot-long sternwheel steamboat (87 m) and the sister ship of Delta Queen,
built in Scotland and California for the California Transportation Company's service between Sacramento and
San Francisco,
California.
She entered service in 1927 and continued until 1940. After wartime service with the United States Navy, Delta King served as an accommodation ship at Kitimat,
British Columbia in the 1950s and then returned to California for static use at Old Sacramento where she remains as a hotel, restaurant and venue.
Source: SVHS from original 16mm film
Accession number: 1983/131; VAM 023
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